By far the best head football coach since the team returned. Looks like he hit on Daboll and Rob Ryan as well. The team plays so god damn hard. They squeeze everything they can out of their talent level. Not only is this a tough, competitive football team ... it is an easy one to like. They embody what Cleveland Browns football should be.

I am so happy for the guy.

And oh yeah ... we got a quarterback too.

I haven't been this happy about Browns football in god damn near 20 years.

"It's like dating a woman who hates you so much she will never break up with you, even if you burn down the house every single autumn." ~ Chuck Klosterman on Browns fans relationship with the Browns

Believe me. There's magic in it. That and in the potential to confuse a rather confusable QB like Sanchez.

And while I know we'll be down there drinking domestic stuff next weekend I implore FMB, Swerb, JB and Motherscratcher to do the right thing and join me in providing a 6-pack of GLB as a sacrifice to the gods.

Shit. How m,uch for a keg?

No need to waste that good stuff on DGES, but we should pay the proper respect and show the proper reverence.

Believe me. There's magic in it. That and in the potential to confuse a rather confusable QB like Sanchez.

And while I know we'll be down there drinking domestic stuff next weekend I implore FMB, Swerb, JB and Motherscratcher to do the right thing and join me in providing a 6-pack of GLB as a sacrifice to the gods.

Shit. How m,uch for a keg?

No need to waste that good stuff on DGES, but we should pay the proper respect and show the proper reverence.

Believe me. There's magic in it. That and in the potential to confuse a rather confusable QB like Sanchez.

And while I know we'll be down there drinking domestic stuff next weekend I implore FMB, Swerb, JB and Motherscratcher to do the right thing and join me in providing a 6-pack of GLB as a sacrifice to the gods.

Shit. How m,uch for a keg?

No need to waste that good stuff on DGES, but we should pay the proper respect and show the proper reverence.

I implore the three of you.....

I'm in dude

Sweet. That's 12. Let's see if Swerb dips into the strategic reserve for the good of the team and city and whether JB answers the call. FMB is a PA guy. He'd have to work to do this.

Someone go live w/ twitter. Unfortunately travel funds have been allocated to a pre-christmas trip to Dayton and a mid-christmas wedding on St. Simon's Island. I pray there is still some of the good stuff left in Ohio by December 18th.

Erie Warrior wrote:Someone go live w/ twitter. Unfortunately travel funds have been allocated to a pre-christmas trip to Dayton and a mid-christmas wedding on St. Simon's Island. I pray there is still some of the good stuff left in Ohio by December 18th.

Believe me. There's magic in it. That and in the potential to confuse a rather confusable QB like Sanchez.

And while I know we'll be down there drinking domestic stuff next weekend I implore FMB, Swerb, JB and Motherscratcher to do the right thing and join me in providing a 6-pack of GLB as a sacrifice to the gods.

Shit. How m,uch for a keg?

No need to waste that good stuff on DGES, but we should pay the proper respect and show the proper reverence.

I implore the three of you.....

I'm in dude

Sweet. That's 12. Let's see if Swerb dips into the strategic reserve for the good of the team and city and whether JB answers the call. FMB is a PA guy. He'd have to work to do this.

I did bolster The Strategic Reserve to four cases today ...

"It's like dating a woman who hates you so much she will never break up with you, even if you burn down the house every single autumn." ~ Chuck Klosterman on Browns fans relationship with the Browns

I've liked Mangini since they hired him and really would have been pissed if they canned him after one year. Now that he's focused solely on coaching he's showing what he can do, which is whip a team into shape and has everyone giving 110% which, as a coach, is really your most important job.

Love Mangini and love the direction the team is going but there's still that little issue of Holmgren in the back of my mind. Could the Browns be the first team with a..... coaching controversy*? We've had our share of QB "controversies" (to be real the only controversy was who was worse for most of them), so a coaching controversy would be an odd change. If it came down to that I'd politely thank Holmgren for coming in and showing the team the right direction, let him go somewhere else, and hire another GM to work with Mangini. He's proven that this is his team and these guys obviously love playing for him.

*And now that I think about it, they wouldn't be. The Cowboys have had their own coaching controversy of sorts with Phillips and Jason Garrett.

Believe me. There's magic in it. That and in the potential to confuse a rather confusable QB like Sanchez.

And while I know we'll be down there drinking domestic stuff next weekend I implore FMB, Swerb, JB and Motherscratcher to do the right thing and join me in providing a 6-pack of GLB as a sacrifice to the gods.

Shit. How m,uch for a keg?

No need to waste that good stuff on DGES, but we should pay the proper respect and show the proper reverence.

I implore the three of you.....

I'm in dude

Sweet. That's 12. Let's see if Swerb dips into the strategic reserve for the good of the team and city and whether JB answers the call. FMB is a PA guy. He'd have to work to do this.

Even if Holmgren would be a better coach, or if his hand picked replacement would be, how do you justify it (barring any crazy collapse or personal issues from here on out), and wouldn't it be a risky proposition that could upset the comrade re that has been built on this team? No different than if King Douchbag would have tried and won a title here then tried to leave....

I personally want no part of it Mike, keep Mangini, and put talent on the roster, I want to see how this things ends.

Criminals in this town used to believe in things...honor, respect."I heard your dog is sick, so bought you this shovel"

FUDU wrote:Mangini is making it really hard to build a case for letting him go.

Even if Holmgren would be a better coach, or if his hand picked replacement would be, how do you justify it (barring any crazy collapse or personal issues from here on out), and wouldn't it be a risky proposition that could upset the comrade re that has been built on this team? No different than if King Douchbag would have tried and won a title here then tried to leave....

I personally want no part of it Mike, keep Mangini, and put talent on the roster, I want to see how this things ends.

Umm...this is a "Who's bringing a 6-pack of Xmas Ale to the Tailgate" thread.

By far the best head football coach since the team returned. Looks like he hit on Daboll and Rob Ryan as well. The team plays so god damn hard. They squeeze everything they can out of their talent level. Not only is this a tough, competitive football team ... it is an easy one to like. They embody what Cleveland Browns football should be.

I am so happy for the guy.

And oh yeah ... we got a quarterback too.

I haven't been this happy about Browns football in god damn near 20 years.

Believe me. There's magic in it. That and in the potential to confuse a rather confusable QB like Sanchez.

And while I know we'll be down there drinking domestic stuff next weekend I implore FMB, Swerb, JB and Motherscratcher to do the right thing and join me in providing a 6-pack of GLB as a sacrifice to the gods.

Shit. How m,uch for a keg?

No need to waste that good stuff on DGES, but we should pay the proper respect and show the proper reverence.

I implore the three of you.....

I'm in dude

Sweet. That's 12. Let's see if Swerb dips into the strategic reserve for the good of the team and city and whether JB answers the call. FMB is a PA guy. He'd have to work to do this.

One condition.

After we kill all 6 we have to hurl them at a passing train german army potato masher hang guarnade style screaming "F-*-&-^ , F&^% the J-e-t-s , Jets" at the top of our lungs.

FUDU wrote:Mangini is making it really hard to build a case for letting him go.

Othe than for the shortsighted, I never knew he was making a case to be fired in 2010. Now most of 2009? Hells yeah. But 2010?

Media sucks in this town. This thing is being built to last. This is no smoke and mirrors free agant / veteran flash in the pan BS.

Viva La Process !

Speakin' of the local media, hop in the car little after noon yesterday to pick up a couple pizzas, catch a "roundtable" discussion with Rizzo in which they are discussing the fact that they believe Mangini really doesn't want a ton of great players - for that would take the focus from the head coach.....Seriously.

Of all people that have been deads nut on in regards to mangini has been Trivassanno.

Rizzo and a few others (cough grossi cough) have been particularly in the wrong in regards to the ballboy.

I loved the fact that he said in the press conference "That this is what Cleveland Browns Football is supposed to be". Awesome, finally some form of an identity.

Swerb wrote:Go start a blog if you want to tell the world your incomprehendible ramblings.

Cerebral_DownTime wrote:I have a big arm and can throw the ball pretty damn far...... maybe even over those moutains. The Browns should sign me, i'll let you all in locker room to drink beer. Then we can all go out the parking lot to watch me do motorcycle stunts.